Favourite Comics: Marvel Premiere - Dr Strange #3 - Barry Smith & Stan Lee

As mentioned in my previous post I have been on a bit of a back-issue comic buying spree recently picking up some of the comics I either used to own but gave away or comics that I lusted after but missed first time around. In relation to “Marvel Premiere” #3 this was a comic that I had always wanted but never saw in my local newsagents at the time, so when a copy became available in my local comic store, I snapped it up. I first read this story in #93 of the UK weekly "Avengers" comics back in June 1975 and as “cool” as the story was back then, nothing compares to the "magic" that the original 1970's US colour versions provided. Enjoy:

In this story “While the World Spins Mad!” Doctor Strange’s enemy is unknown with only a riddle given by the venerated Ancient One as to his foe's true identity (it’s Nightmare!). While the threat he faces is real, it pales in comparison to what is actually happening to him in the real world. Although Steve Ditko and Gene Colan will always be "my" Dr Strange artists, Smiths art in this issue is on par with these 2 giants of the genre and I would have loved to have seen him draw more Dr Strange comics (apart from "Marvel Premiere" #4, which I will now be on the look out for).

Above: Cover of Avengers weekly (UK) #93 - There is review of this issue of the UK Avengers in the excellent "Power of the BeeSting" blog that focuses on UK Marvel.